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Prick Up Your Ears
1987, Apr 17
1h 51m
When the young, attractive Joe Orton meets the older, more introverted Kenneth Halliwell at drama school, he befriends the kindred spirit and they start an affair. As Orton becomes more comfortable with his sexuality and starts to find success with his writing, Halliwell becomes increasingly alienated and jealous, ultimately tapping into a dangerous rage.
Directed by
Stephen Frears
Gary Oldman
Joe Orton
Alfred Molina
Kenneth Halliwell
Wallace Shawn
John Lahr
Julie Walters
Elsie Orton
David Bradley
Undertaker
Vanessa Redgrave
Peggy Ramsay
Lindsay Duncan
Anthea Lahr
Frances Barber
Leonie Orton
Selina Cadell
Miss Battersby
Neil Dudgeon
Policeman
Steven Mackintosh
Simon Ward
Richard Wilson
Psychiatrist
Sean Pertwee
Orton's Friend
Margaret Tyzack
Madame Lambert
Roger Lloyd Pack
Actor 2
Karl Johnson
Douglas Orton
Rosalind Knight
RADA Judge
Jonny Phillips
Youth Outside Lavatory
Garry Cooper
Actor 1 – Mr Sloane
John Salthouse
Chauffeur
Charles McKeown
Mr Cunliffe
Spencer Leigh
Constable
Antony Carrick
Counsel
Sian Thomas
Marilyn Orton
Janet Dale
Mrs Sugden
Joan Sanderson
Anthea's Mother
Robin Hooper
Mortuary Attendant
Noel Davis
Philip
Richard Ireson
Man Outside Lavatory
David Cardy
Brian Epstein
Stevan Rimkus
Kenneth
Michael Müller
BBC Actor 1
Angus MacKay
RADA Judge
Eric Richard
Education Officer
Neville Phillips
Man in Gallery
Derek Lyons
Library Patron (uncredited)
Neville Smith
Police Inspector
Linda Spurrier
RADA Instructor
James Grant
William Orton
Dave Atkins
Mr Sugden
William Job
RADA Chairman
Charlotte Wodehouse
Janet
Helena Michell
Orton's Friend
Liam De Staic
Brickie
Bert Parnaby
Magistrate
Christopher Guinee
Publisher
Anthony Douse
BBC Actor 2
John Kane
Director
Joanne Connelly
Stage Manager
John Moffatt
Wigmaker
Philippa Davies
Peggy Ramsey's Secretary
Julie Legrand
Gallery Owner
Jane Blackburn
Woman in Gallery 1
Ahmed Elgheur
Moroccan Boy 1
Moktar Dagmouni
Moroccan Boy 2
Stephen Bill
George Barnett
Simon Adams
Undertaker's Boy
James Duggan
Labourer
Mark Brignal
Beatles Chauffeur
John Lahr
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